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Oil Pressure

I am running 40 # suction 225# head pressure. 11 sc and 15 sh. 2 unloaders. Room temp to maintain 35 degrees. I have 2 systems and both are doing same thing.

My problem is loss of oil pressure. Solenoid holds on pump down, compressor valves do not leak by. 1 Unloader unloaded all the time the other unloader loads and unloads. oil foaming slightly when fully unloaded and a lot of foaming when partial unloaded. crankcase hot.

Any suggestions. Are these comprssors use hot gas bypass can you change to suction cutoff. i am stumped. Oil pressure never gets over 15# net oil pressure then will go to 10 and 5 at various times.

I think it has to do with the crankcase being to hot and thinning out the oil? I need to know if these compressors use suction cut off unloading or just bypass. I got 2 systems doing the same thing and one compressor is fairly new. But it could be the screen and thats one thing i will check.

I think it has to do with the crankcase being to hot and thinning out the oil? I need to know if these compressors use suction cut off unloading or just bypass. I got 2 systems doing the same thing and one compressor is fairly new. But it could be the screen and thats one thing i will check.

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Copeland hasn't used bypass style unloading for many years. The compressor you are asking about is the new Copeland model number meaning that it can't be very old. What happened to the last failure? The screen probably is plugged, but the contaminants are from the failed connecting rods. The low oil pressure is the result of worn rods caused by oil that is extremely diluted with liquid refrigerant. You need to address the floodback problem and prevent another compressor failure.

Had a TS chiller, believe it has same comp, doing same thing. Comp had been replaced, by different company, previously. Ended up finding oil log was the problem. Pulled 6 gal of oil out of it and cleared rite up.